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stint

stint

77 5.0
A short fixed time spent doing a job
  • noun
  • /stɪnt/
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  • In that sense, before or early in my undergraduate career, I did a stint as an astrophysics major.
  • a brief stint
  • a one-year stint
  • a short stint

So I went to my second stint in rehab and still wasn't ready.

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Examples

  • Many artists have a stint in New York City to gain exposure and experience.

  • We're in Seattle playing a three-night stint at a club called Soulstice.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I was lucky that I was able to serve my first long stint as a minister in education for five years.

  • Well, while I was in college, I did a stint as a bartender.

  • I returned to graduate study at Penn after a U.S. Navy stint in 1963.

    Academic text (1999)
  • After a stint in the marines, he apparently became fascinated by communism.

  • The work, usually in four- to six-week stints, has been challenging and rewarding.

    Academic text (2002)
  • After a brief stint in sales, she decided to pursue her passion for teaching.

  • His two-year stint as an intern at the company taught him valuable skills.

Synonyms

term
vsstint
5.8

A fixed period of time during which something happens, for example a school session or a prison sentence

is the general limited period for any job or activity
period
vsstint
2.1

A length of time with a clear start and end, like a class or game segment

is a specific short limited time spent doing a particular job or activity
tour
vsstint
  • Jargon
226 4.1

A time spent doing a job or duty, often in the military

is used more generally across jobs and activities rather than specific assignments
tenure
vsstint
161 5.6

The period someone holds a job or position

is usually shorter and explicitly limited rather than an open-ended holding
spell
vsstint
109 2.7

A short period of time when something happens, like bad weather

is a limited fixed-duration time for a job or activity
stretch
vsstint
69 5.5

A continuous period of time spent doing something difficult or boring

is a limited fixed-duration role that may not stress continuity or difficulty
tour of duty
vsstint
  • Jargon
22 6.0

A set time when a person in the military works in one place

is broader, used for any short fixed work period not only deployments
short-term job
vsstint
1 3.0

A job that lasts only a few weeks or months

describes the time span itself rather than the employment
duty period
vsstint
3.1

A set time when a person must work and be available

is the general limited work time, not only official duty hours

How Long

season
1.0
term
5.8
stint
77 5.0
spell
109 2.7
while
1.0
moment
1.0

Surface Forms

stint singular
stints plural

Etymology

Stint meaning a limited period comes from an old word that meant 'to stop' or 'to limit', so a stint is a set, limited time you spend doing a job.